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The Independent Voice of Stephen F. Austin State University PINE LOG Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Homecoming week brings back the ‘90s
Get lost in the ‘90s this week as SFA celebrates its 90th
Homecoming with games, competitions, fundraisers
and more. Feel free to cruse down memory lane
where Pokemon, Game Boys, Backstreet Boys and Powerpuff
Girls reign.
Here’s a list of this week’s events you won’t want to miss.
Saturday, Oct . 19
8 a.m. — 4th Annual Homecoming 5K
Fun Run — Schlief Tennis Complex
10 a.m. — Downtown Homecoming
Parade — Downtown Nacogdoches
11 a.m. — Lumberjack Day with the
Sylvans — SFA Tailgate
11:30 a.m. — Alumni Corner Tailgate
— Alumni Corner
3 p.m. — SFA Lumberjacks vs.
Nicholls Colonels — Homer Bryce
Stadium
Wednesday,
Oct . 16
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. — Ballot
Voting/Homecoming
Headquarters — BPSC
Outdoor Plaza
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.. — SAA Novelty
— BPSC Outdoor Plaza
11 a.m.- 2 p.m. — SAA Burn
Shirts Exchange — BPSC
Outdoor Plaza
5 p.m. — ODK Trivia Bowl —
Liberal Arts North, Room 102
Friday, Oct. 18
10:30 a.m. — SFA Alumni Homecoming Golf
Tournament — Pineywoods Country Club
11 a.m.- 2 p.m. — SAA Burn Shirts Exchange
— BPSC Outdoor Plaza
2 p.m. — SFA Alumni Homecoming Frisbee
Golf Tournament — Pecan Park
5 p.m. — The BIG Event Caned Food Drive
Final Counts — BPSC Involvement Center
8:30 p.m. — Torchlight Parade — Surfin’ Steve
9 p.m. — Bonfire Pep Rally and Firework
Show — SFA Intramural Fields
9:30 p.m. — LIVE concert
Thursday, Oct . 17
10 a.m.- 3 p.m. — Ballot Voting/
Homecoming Headquarters — BPSC
Outdoor Plaza
11 a.m.- 2 p.m. — SAA Burn Shirts Exchange
— BPSC Outdoor Plaza
3 p.m. — Office Decorating Competition
Judging — SFA Campus
3 p.m. — All-Greek Flag Football
Tournament — Campus Rec
5 p.m. — Live United Cardboard Challenge
— BPSC Outdoor Plaza
5 p.m. — Residence Hall Association
Banner Judging — SFA Residence Halls
Gotta thenostalgia
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By Belen Casillas
Feature Editor
Dressed with a smile and looking
her best, Clair Cook, 21, SFA
alumna, was embraced and greeted
by a young crowd with blooming
flowers and warm hugs during the 2012
Homecoming royal crowning.
Never in her wildest dreams did Cook
explore the idea of running for the royal
crown. Since winning the crown, Cook is
now a hospitality administrator living on
the sandy shores of Galveston, and the
dazzling tiara is now displayed in a glass
case in her living room.
“I would not change it for anything in
the world,” Cook said. “I met some of the
greatest people. Being crowned was a
huge surprise and just a big honor overall,
because it means the people you go to
school with actually like you and want to
vote for you.”
The SFA royal family grows each year
with a new queen and king. According to
Taylor Grimes, junior marketing specialist
for Traditions Council, earning the title
takes effort, time and the support from
peers, classmates and organizations.
“People vote based off what they see and
notice,” Grimes said. “Have a good attitude.
Be really fun, outgoing and energetic
because that’s how people will remember
you, and be yourself!”
The position of king and queen of
Homecoming court is open to graduate
students and seniors only and is very
competitive to win. Currently, nine males
are running for the axe and 11 females are
going for the crown.
The pathway to royalty begins by
submitting an application, attending
mandatory meetings and participating in
weekly student activities.
“The whole process is really fun. You
really pump yourself that week with
going to different events and talking to
organizations and why people should vote
for you, which was really out of my element
because I don’t like to talk about myself that
much,” Cook said.
Weary about not being well known by
enough students, Cook teamed up with
Carl Hayes and swept the voters off their
feet with pizza, inspiring posters and other
activities to set them apart from the other
candidates.
“I see [the candidates] a lot of the time
on campus and on Facebook. Most of them
always seem to have a smile on their face,”
Leila Morelos, junior journalism major,
said. “That’s something I really like, that
they always seem positive and happy to be
doing whatever they are doing.”
For those who seek the crown this year,
according to Grimes, a good tip is to run for
their class duke and duchesses by making
“memorable impressions.”
The essential qualifications for king and
queen candidates are that they must be in
good standing with the university, have
at least a 2.0 GPA and must be a senior or
graduate student.
In past years the candidate was required
to be a member of an organization or club,
however that requirement was recently
ruled out because it was unfair for those
who choose to focus on their studies.
“One of the cool things that we have been
doing for Homecoming in the last couple of
years, is that we are not asking [candidates]
to be in an organization,” Grimes said. “It’s
really exciting because it’s open for more
students to get involved.”
The voting deadline closes at 3 p.m.
Thursday, and the Homecoming court will
be revealed later that day at 7 p.m.
For those who are not familiar with the
candidates this year, “look up the people, see
what they are about, what they do and what
they have done for SFA or Nacogdoches,”
Morelos advised.
The Homecoming court is announced
during the Homecoming bonfire, the
downtown parade and during the football
game halftime.
“I was just nervous to know what the
outcome was, but I knew it was a great week
no matter what,” Cook said. “I appreciated
everyone who voted for me. It’s kind of cool
to look back on.”
By, Jessica Gilligan
Managing Editor
Kevin Fowler is playing at the
Homecoming bonfire pep rally Friday
night at the Intramural Fields. His
show will kick off at 9:30 p.m. Fowler
and his band have been part of the
Texas Country Music scene for over
a decade.
Fowler attended West Texas A&M
where he studied business until he
decided to focus on music. He then
moved to L.A. to study at the Guitar
Institute of Technology. “I chose
music as much as it chose me,” Fowler
said.
His mom enrolled him in piano
lessons as a kid; he was a self-admit-ted
band geek in high school, and
then played in various cover bands
through college. While Fowler is
happy with his music career, he’s also
happy he had a college background in
business.
“Now it comes in handy to know a
little about business. I have 10 full-time
employees, and this is a busi-ness,”
Fowler said.
Fowler’s first concert was Alabama
at a fair in Amarillo where he grew up.
“We didn’t have tickets, but we snuck
in to see the show.”
Texas holds claims on artists
George Jones, Willie Nelson, George
Strait and the like. Fowler pointed
out Texas County has been around
for decades, but, “it’s really taken off
in 10 years. Texas is weird; we want
our own brands of beer, trucks, and
music.”
He realizes the Internet has been
the key to growth, “I don’t think there
would be a rise in the Texas Music
Industry without the internet.”
Fowler focuses on his live perfor-mances.
He’s known for partying
with the crowd while getting them
pumped up and singing along. When
asked how he finds the energy to
put on lively performances night after
night, he said “sometimes you gotta
just dig deep and find it. I don’t think
all artists enjoy the live part of it but
that’s why I got into the business.”
When asked to comment on George
Strait’s performance style—sit there,
sing hits, and strum guitar—Fowler
points out they’re on opposite ends
of the performance spectrum. “He
has his own thing that he does. He’s
George Damn Strait, it reflects his
personality.”
Kevin Fowler Outdoors is his web-site
for his fans to share hunting and
fishing photos. Fans would bring pho-tos
to the shows and they all started
piling up in the tour bus and thus the
website was born. “Our fans hear that
I’m really into huntin’ and fishin’; I
love me some huntin’ fishin’.”
Fowler’s new album is set to release
Nov. 12, 2013. As said on his website,
this album brings him back full circle,
“back to how we used to record.” He
collaborated with several other Texas
Country artists. “That was kind of the
goal for this record. We just kind of
went back to the well--we wrote most
of it at my ranch. I just started invit-ing
my buddies over.”
According to his website this is,
“Fowler’s seventh studio album and
his first for Kevin Fowler Records in a
joint venture with Nashville’s Thirty
Tigers.” His drummer produced the
album.
When asked about his best ac-complishment
and what he hopes to
still accomplish, Fowler’s answers
revolved around country legends. “I
never thought I would do a duo with
George Jones but I was able to before
he passed away. I would love to do a
duo with Merle. I think the goal for me
is to be able to play music for a living
for as long as possible so I don’t have
to get a real job.”
Before the interview, Fowler didn’t
know what the SFA bonfire pep rally
is all about. Now he knows how big
it is, what a good time it will be and
how unique of a performance oppor-tunity
it is. All he could say was, “this
is going to be a party.”
He has “many, many memories [in
Nacogdoches]. We’ve been playing
there forever. I remember the first
time. There were only five people
standing there who didn’t even know
a band was supposed to play that
night.”
Fowler’s advice to college students?
“Oh lordy, don’t be a musician. Play
hard and have fun because after col-lege
life is tough and full of responsi-bilities.”
Students, faculty and staff, alum-ni,
and community members will all
have a chance to experience Fowler
perform firsthand for free Friday at
the SFA bonfire pep rally.
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Kevin Fowler to spark the night
Free bonfire entertainment will continue festivities
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The Nacogdoches County Exposition and Civic Center hosted
the annual Piney Woods Fair Oct. 9 -13. Several booths and
activities were showcased.
Underneath the & theGlitz G lam
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Accepting the royal position Carl Hayes and Clair Cook were presented as king and queen during halftime
game at Homecoming 2012. Continuing the royal tradition Hayes received the honorary axe and Cook a
dazzling tiara.
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OPEN MEETING NOTICE
Stephen F. Austin State University
Board of Regents Meeting
Nacogdoches, Texas
1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20
(Committee Meetings)
9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21
(Board Meeting)
Austin Building, Room 307
Complete agenda available at:
www.sfasu.edu/regents/agendas.asp
By Sara Zavorka
Contributing Writer
SFA will kickoff the 90th
Homecoming game at 3
p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19. Two
quarters in, the halftime
show will begin with the
Homecoming court and the
Lumberjack Marching Band.
The LMB, however, will be
representing SFA in its new
uniforms for the fi rst time to
the public.
The current uniforms have
been used for eight seasons.
Through much work and
support of the marching
band by the Board of Regents
and (SFA president) Dr.
Baker Pattillo, the concept
for new uniforms was
offi cially approved.
The process consisted
of Public Affairs working
to assure all branding
issues, logos and colors
were “offi cial.” Dr. David
Campo, associate director
of bands, designed the idea
in conjunction with Fruhauf
Uniforms.
The offi cial SFA logo has
been added to the shako
(hat) and front of the jacket,
completing the look.
“They have very clean
lines on the jacket. The band
is going to look really sharp
in them,” says Dr. Tamey
Anglley, assistant director of
bands.
Anglley said positive
feedback has been received
overall from current and
former students, as well as
anyone who has seen the
new design.
The uniforms will arrive
early this week, and the LMB
is “going to work overtime to
get them issued so that we
can debut them,” Campo
said.
The long process will be
worth it.
“We’re very excited to
represent SFA with these new
uniforms at Homecoming,”
Campo said.
Band to unveil
new uniforms
By Kasi Dickerson
Editor-in-Chief
Studying for midterms
doesn’t even require
this much work!
Last week, Alpha Phi Omega
members began working
around the clock to assemble
more than 2,000 wooden
pallets in the Intramural
fields in preparation for the
2013 Homecoming Bonfire.
“Its a great process because
you really come together
when building it,” APO
President, Crystal Burton
said. “It makes it so much
more fun knowing that
our hard work paid off so
we can benefit back to our
university.”
Ditching the 9-to-5 work
shift, APO members have
worked on the bonfire from
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for seven
days. They have even traded
the comfort of their homes
to sleep in their cars by the
bonfire to keep a watchful
eye on their masterpiece.
This is not only a tradition,
but a safety precaution.
In the past, there have
been reports of people trying
APO constructs bonfire structure as service, tradition
APO members get into the Homecoming spirit singing ‘90s hits while piecing together more than 2,000 pallets for Friday’s bonfire.
Jennifer Rogers/The Pine Log
to sabotage or light the fire
prior to Friday night.
“The safety officer said
(there have) been a few times
where people try to come
sabotage the bonfire,” Burton
said. “I remember in fall
2010, when I was becoming a
member, some people came
in black hoodies. I don’t
know what they were going
to do, but it was scary. What
if we wouldn’t have been
there? What would have
happened?”
APO works in conjunction
with the safety department
and physical plant to build
the bonfire, according to
Lacey Claver, assistant
director of student
engagement programs.
Last Thursday, APO
members, the safety
department and the physical
plant set the 17-foot pole in
the ground as the bonfire’s
centerpiece.
As of Monday Burton
said the bonfire structure
stretches 25 feet wide. Burton
explained how sponsors
around Nacogdoches and
Lufkin donate the pallets
as well as other companies.
Local citizens also supply
pallets.
Burton says building the
bonfire brings current
and former APO members
together .
On top of the 17-foot pole
and amid all the pallets, sits
a painted outhouse.
“Our outhouse looks very
lovely,” Burton said. “It is the
big painting on top of the
bonfire which symbolizes
each of our families
represented in APO as well
as SFA spirit on the front.”
New APO members make
the outhouse along with
some active members. APO
is divided into three families
or small sections which are
each represented on the
outhouse sides.
“You get a sense that all
these people who graduated
from SFA and are proud
Lumberjacks just like myself
get to come back and see
that we are still keeping this
tradition going,” Burton said.
APO members will light
the bonfire Friday following
the torchlight parade which
begins at 8:30 p.m. at Surfin’
Steve.
other universities from our
campus,” Claver said. “It is
truly believed from students
that we need to have only SFA
shirts on campus. You’re a
Lumberjack own it, believe in
it, bleed purple.”
SAA only burns about six of
the collected shirts, mainly
those that represent our
biggest rivals such as Sam
Houston State University. The
rest of the collected shirts
are donated to surrounding
areas.
SAA has a booth set out in
front of the Baker Pattillo
Student Center and will be
there this week from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
As the bonfire begins
crackling, the Lumberjack
Marching Band will play the
fight song. Spirit teams will
also perform during the night
and head football coach J.C.
Harper will come out and
talk with the football team.
Dr. Pattillo will also address
the crowd.
The night will end with a
bang as purple and white
fireworks light up the sky and
Kevin Fowler performs. SAA
provides the entertainment
for Friday night and
Traditions Council is in
charge of Homecoming.
“The bonfire is the one
symbol… it’s the moment
where former Lumberjacks
and current Lumberjacks
come together, and that’s the
one thing they really get a
chance to share. That’s the
moment of Homecoming,”
Claver said. “Everything else
may change for Homecoming
from year to year, but that’s
the one tradition that stays.”
“This is a way for the
Homecoming court to lead
a group of students down
Raguet street, Starr street
and to the Intramural fields,”
Claver said. “The King and
Queen will tote the torch. We
pick up the Spirit Teams and
the Lumberjack Marching
Band along the way. That is
how we kick off the bonfire
pep rally.”
Another tradition mixed
in with the bonfire is the
burning of other university
shirts. The Student Activities
Associat ion oversees
this event. Students are
encouraged to exchange their
other university shirts in for a
SFA Homecoming shirt. SAA
will not take money for the
Homecoming shirts.
“It is one step closer for
us from moving those
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Before the Xbox, smartphones and iPods,
Kevin McCallister had a Talkboy, and every
home owned a library of floppy disks and
the best phones flipped open.
SFA’s 90th anniversary came this fall and
with the throwback Homecoming theme,
“This Is How We Do It,” it’s time to take a
moment to reflect on all the best technology
the ‘90s had to offer.
Despite the intensity of playing “Call of
Duty” in the dark with a flat screen televi-sion,
for a while the most intense game
available included saving a princess and
epic battles. Released in 1996 for America,
Nintendo 64 featured Super Mario 64 and
PilotWings 64 for launch games. The ‘90s
also saw the production of Playstations and
Sega Saturn.
Red and Blue versions of the Pokémon
came out in 1998 for Nintendo Gameboys.
Nintendo even came out with Gameboy
Color in that same year. The new edition
allowed players to have games in full color
instead of grayscale.
“It started out with a purple Gameboy
color and Pokémon pinball,” Brittini
Crowhurt said. “The game actually took
a battery because it would vibrate when
you hit certain Pokémon. I then got the
Gameboy advanced with a magnify-ing/
light up attachment. Next, I got the
Gameboy SP, where I beat Super Mario
World. Next was the DS. Now I have the 3DS
and I am in love.”
Alongside Gameboys, Tamagotchis also
came into play in 1996 as handheld toys.
With Tamagotchis, users had to feed and
exercise their pets to make friends and stay
fit. Even if the pet died, a new egg could
always hatch, allowing for users to have a
second try.
“I used to play with that [Tamagotchi]
24/7,” Sydney Holt said. “It was attached to
my keychain with my house key.”
Before 4G and endless apps that have
consumers obsessed with handheld devic-es,
buyers had Sony Walkmans, flip phones
and pagers. Sony made the cassette playing
Walkman as one of the first of its kind and
proved extremely popular.
Later, Sony also made devices that al-lowed
for portable CD playing too. Pagers,
also called beepers, had actually been
around for years but hit a peak of popularity
in the ‘80s and ‘90s. The devices let people
communicate
by sending
an alert that
the owner
needed to
call some-one
or that they had a voicemail waiting.
Since the devices were mostly one-way
communication, the beepers were phased
out almost entirely once cell phones be-came
cheaper. In 1992, Motorola managed
to make the first handheld cell phone, but
in 1996 it debuted the StarTAC which was
the first ever flip phone.
After reflecting on past technology, look
to Homecoming week for even bigger ex-citement.
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‘90s tech: from the Nintendo 64 to the CD player
By Robbie Key
Entertainment Editor
As a baby righteously born in the
‘90s, specifically in April 1992,
something I often notice with our
generation is how we love to brag on the
90th decade of the 20th century and how it
undoubtedly trumps all other eras.
Just go to Google and search “90s.” There
are tons of websites that simply honor the
decade with wave after wave of nostalgic
aromas.
As a 90s baby, I’m hard-pressed to dis-agree
with anyone that it was not a fantastic
time to grow up in. I think much of this has
to do with what used to come on our old
CRT televisions “back in the day.”
Whether you’re in your 50s or you claim
yourself as a ‘90s baby, despite being born
on Dec. 31, 1999, at 11:59 p.m., there were
bountiful and memorable television shows
people of all ages could enjoy in one way or
another. These TV shows are just a taste of
what we were treated to from the genesis
minutes of 1990 to the final steps into the
new millennium.
Dragon Ball Z
It’s understandable if your excitement
levels went “over 9000” just thinking about
“Dragon Ball Z,” or DBZ. Originally appear-ing
on Toonami block on Cartoon Network,
DBZ follows the tale of Goku, a human-like
alien who comes from a powerful Saiyans
race. Throughout the show, Goku and
friends progressively fight powerful beings
whose ultimate goals are either to be the
strongest in the universe or blow up Earth.
Kids who religiously followed DBZ remem-ber
the show for its characters taking doz-ens
of episodes to power-up, which eventu-ally
lead to epic, planet-destroying battles.
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Hopefully this show needs no intro-duction
since the theme song literally has
rapper and actor Will Smith telling you
what the show is about. The concept of
bringing a slang-talking teenager from
west Philadelphia, where he was “born and
raised,” to the wealthy estates of Bel-Air,
Calif., sounds funny on paper, but makes
a hysterical transition to the television
screen. Whether it was Will constantly hit-ting
on “the honeys,” Carlton doing his
iconic Carlton Dance while listening to Tom
Jones, Hilary’s clueless and conceited com-ments
or fat jokes at the expense of Uncle
Phil, there was always something
downright hilarious happening on
the show. ABC Family still airs re-runs
of Fresh Prince for two hours
every night from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. for
anyone wanting to scratch that nos-talgic
itch.
Bill Nye, the Science Guy
Before Walter White/Heisenberg of
“Breaking Bad” made science cool
even for those holding little to no in-terest
in science, the children of the
‘90s held an interest in the subject
through the wacky, but educational,
comedic scientist known as “Bill Nye,
the Science Guy.” From 1993 to 1998,
Bill Nye made children eager to learn
when elementary school teachers
across the nation announced to their
class they would be watching an epi-sode
or two of “Bill Nye, the Science
Guy.” Bill Nye covered everything
from basic physics to geology to biol-ogy
and a wealth of other scientific
categories by blending fun facts and
comedic elements.
Boy Meets World
The show may be called “Boy Meets
World,” but I could not think of many other
TV shows that are as effective displaying
the trials and tribulations of growing up as
a teenager whether you’re a boy or a girl. In
“Boy Meets World,” Cory Matthews under-goes
many adolescent adventures transi-tioning
from a tween to a married college
student by the end of the series. It covers
a range of topics from maturing to mak-ing
the right choices under peer pressure
to what friendship truly means and more.
For those who haven’t heard, the series is
getting a sequel titled “Girl Meets World,”
which follows Cory and Topanga’s daughter,
Riley Matthews. It takes place 10 years after
the final episode of “Boy Meets World.”
Dexter’s Laboratory
Cartoon Network was a staple to many
‘90s kids television sets; one of these icons
is “Dexter’s Laboratory.” As the title sounds,
Dexter’s Lab is about a boy genius named
Dexter who builds his own secret lab in
his room to conduct all sorts of seemingly
impossible experiments. However, Dexter’s
blonde, dim-witted sister (who oftentimes
ends up outsmarting him) named Dee Dee
always ends up causing more chaos for
him. Dexter must also prevent his parents
from finding out his secret. So many zany
things in Dexter’s Lab happen, whether it’s
inside his lab or not, that it’s impossible
to compact all of it into one short para-graph,
but the show is still hilarious today.
Fortunately, Netflix has a few seasons of
the show if you’re in the mood to take a trip
down Nostalgia Lane.
Powerpuff Girls
I have a theory: even though “Powerpuff
Girls” is a show featuring three young her-oines
fighting crime – Blossom, Bubbles
and Buttercup – every guy around my age
secretly watched the show, but didn’t tell
anyone out of fear of being a called out as
a girly girl amongst their elementary aged
peers. It’s quite understandable though, as
“Powerpuff Girls” is packed with action
and hilarity, especially when it comes to
their memorable green monkey nemesis,
Mojo Jojo. Oh, and here is a fun fact for
you: the same people who created “Dexter’s
Laboratory” also made “Powerpuff Girls.”
“Powerpuff Girls” is available on Netflix
with dozens of episodes as well.
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TV shows ‘born and raised’ in the ‘90s
Photo by Robbie Key
Photo illustration by Jennifer Rogers/ The Pine Log
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KASI DICKERSON
MANAGING EDITOR
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One thing that makes video
games such an amazing en-tertainment
medium (actually,
there are approximately 20 million
things) is how diverse they are.
Whether it’s the latest 99-cent
video game craze from the iTunes
app store or the most complicated
of strategy games on the computer,
I believe, at a bare minimum, there
is at least one video game which
everyone can enjoy to some degree.
There are those out there who
enjoy playing the more casual and
laid back games such as “Super Mario Bros.” or “Just
Dance,” but at the same time, wish to expand their
horizons in the vast fields of gaming because it’s some-thing
they have found enjoyable. It’s understandably an
overwhelming transition because of the sheer number of
games out there.
Fortunately for you, the gaming gods have placed
me here to give you a jump-start if you’re one of those
people. I have personally played all of these games my-self
and can tell you they are all more complex than the
average laid back games, but not to a degree where you’ll
wet your pixilated pants.
• Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix (PS3)
Disney. I already got your attention just by uttering
that name, didn’t I? “Kingdom Hearts” tells the story of
a boy named Sora who is granted the ability to wield the
Keyblade, a key-shaped sword with the power to fight
dark creatures known as the Heartless from invading
various worlds. What does Disney have to do with this
you may ask? The series has you travelling to various
Disney universes such as “Aladdin,” “Lion King” and
even “Pirates of the Caribbean” just to name a select
few. There are actually several games in the series across
various video games systems, but the best game to buy
at this moment is the “Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix”
for the PlayStation 3. It contains the first two games and
another game reformatted as a movie with enhanced vi-suals
for $40. Did I forget to mention you fight alongside
Donald and Goofy with the options to switch them out
with other Disney characters depending on the world
you’re in?
• Portal
Those who have played this game can tell you why they
no longer trust cake. “Portal” is a puzzle viewed from the
first-person perspective. You play as a character named
Chell who must go through a series of excruciating scien-tific
experiments conducted by a robot named GLaDOS.
To survive the terrifying tests in Aperture Laboratories
and GLaDOS’ distractingly hilarious side commentary,
you must use your mind, and of course, the Portal Gun; a
device which allows you to create, well, portals. The game
presents some challenging, yet incredibly rewarding puz-zles
once you solve them. Both games, “Portal” and “Portal
2,” can be downloaded at http://store.steampowered.com
for $9.99 and $19.99 respectively. Downloading both games
is for the good of science.
• Skyrim
I am issuing a warning to all college students because
I know how busy you all are. Once you start playing “The
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,” it is nearly impossible to stop. Yes,
“Skyrim” has a story, but you’ll likely forget all about it
once you immerse yourself in the land of Skyrim and dis-cover
the astounding number of quests to complete. Unlike
“Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion,” “Skyrim” is easier to dive into
because you can be whatever you want to be and play how
you want to play. Want to be a wizard and blow stuff up
with giant fireballs? Do you prefer to charge head-on into
battle with the heaviest armor and biggest sword? Are
things better when you utilize stealth? Heck, do you want
all three of those things? “Skyrim” allows you to be those
kinds of players, and with all of the extra content packed in
the “Skyrim: Legendary Edition,” you won’t have much of a
reason to wake up for your 8 a.m. class.
Disclaimer: We want you to go to your 8 a.m. class.
• Any 3D Zelda game
If there’s at least one video game you’ve heard of on this
list, it’s “The Legend of Zelda,” and for good reasons, too.
Each game’s typical plot is the same old save-the-princess
story, yes, but the new innovations made within each
“Zelda” title are what make the games such a joy to play.
Whether it’s solving the next difficult puzzle, discover-ing
a new item to use or exploring the game’s large lands,
every person should experience a 3D “Zelda” at least once
in their life. My recommendation would be “The Legend of
Zelda: Ocarina of Time,” which originally debuted on the
Nintendo 64, and has had several re-releases since then,
most notably the remake for Nintendo’s portable console,
the Nintendo 3DS.
• Borderlands
I’ll go ahead and admit I’m not much of a fan of “Call of
Duty” anymore for different reasons (calm down 12-year-olds
and frat boys), which could go in an entire column on
its own, but if there’s one thing the series still g ets right,
it’s how easy it is to immerse yourself in the game with
its controls. Now, imagine the controls of “Call of Duty”
combined with the ability to play with three other friends
locally and online, tons of quests to complete for hours of
entertainment, and, I’m not exaggerating, over 3.5 million
weapons available in the game, and you’ve got a recipe for
“Boderlands.” It’s also incredibly over the top with its cast
of characters and comic-book art style.
Robbie Key is a senior majoring in journalism.
Robbie Key
Entertainment Editor
When we look back through our Facebook timelines, it
won’t be the random nights at the bar that we remember
fondly. Not that those nights aren’t great, they just aren’t
easy to remember.
Significant events, however, now those are gold for reminiscing.
Who doesn’t remember high school prom? Graduation ceremonies?
Decorating the Christmas tree? These are all traditions and,
therefore, timeless.
Participating in traditions connects our personal life story to the
stories of all those who came before us. It makes us characters in an
ongoing historical play.
Being ‘too cool’ for SFA traditions will only lead to the story of your
time here being forgotten. Forever. Get out there and participate in
one of these awesome Homecoming traditions this weekend, or let
the history of your existence, like your body, fade to dust.
—
• Downtown parade: 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, downtown.
This is cool because it integrates both the campus and the
community into the spirit of homecoming. There will also be fire
trucks, a staple of any American parade.
—
• Torchlight parade: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, Surfin’ Steve
Fire. Possibly man’s greatest invention, besides the lava lamp. On
the night of the bonfire, the light of the torch will lead students to the
massive blaze site.
—
• Bonfire: 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, SFA Intramural Fields
When your children ask, “Momma, were you at the great SFA
bonfire of 2013?”, you want to be able to look them in the eye and say,
“Yes, child, I was there.” There will be music. There will be corn dogs.
There will be huge flames. Go out there and make some memories.
Living in today’s nanny-culture, who knows how long we will have
bonfires. I bet we are one poorly constructed bonfire/tragic accident
away from bonfire abolishment. Cherish it now.
—
• SFA vs. Nicholls: 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, Homer Bryce Stadium
Even if you’re not a football fan, you owe it to the team to make
an appearance at the Homecoming game. A lot of effort goes into
scheduling a weaker opponent for the Homecoming game. The
teams wants to get a win for us! Do them a solid and show your
support with tasteful heckling of the opponent.
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By Jordan Moss
Sports Editor
The SFA Lumberjacks (3-3, 0-1 SLC) failed
to slow down Southeastern Louisiana’s
explosive offense Saturday night as they
fell in the conference opener 56-14 at
Strawberry Stadium.
The Jacks’ offense was once again
highlighted by junior running back Gus
Johnson, who rushed for 106 yards on 21
carries and hauled in one reception for 16
yards. It marked the fi fth time this season
that Johnson has rushed for 100-plus
yards in a game. Freshman Joshua West
contributed 62 yards on 11 carries.
Senior quarterback Brady Attaway
struggled throughout the night going 15-
of-34 for 139 yards through the air with one
touchdown and three interceptions.
The lone touchdown pass was caught by
junior wide receiver Braxton Bearden on a
three-yard completion.
It took the Lions fi ve plays over 1:49 to
get on the board when quarterback Bryan
Bennett broke a 53-yard touchdown run off
for his seventh rushing touchdown of the
season.
The Lumberjacks’ opening drive lasted
a mere 11 seconds before Attaway’s fi rst
pick gave the ball back to SELU on the fi rst
SFA play from scrimmage. The Lions took
advantage of the turnover with a 4-yard
rushing TD from Rasheed Harrell putting
SELU up 14-0.
Johnson scored on a 3-yard rush on the
Jacks next drive with 6:30 left in the fi rst to
cut the defi cit back down to seven.
The Lions then rolled off 35 unanswered
points before SFA was able to fi nd its way
back into the end zone on the pass from
Attaway to Bearden with 9:47 to play in the
third.
With the game all but over, the Lions
added a late touchdown when Darius Guy
broke a 20-yard run and headed into the
end zone putting SELU up 56-14.
SFA now sits 0-1 in conference play and
will be looking to rebound with a win over
Nicholls State in the Homecoming game at
3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at Homer Bryce
Stadium.
By Dalton LaFerney
Staff Writer
The Ladyjack Soccer team (11-2-1)
won its sixth straight victory and posted
its 11th shutout of the season defeating
visiting Abilene Christian 2-0, Sunday
afternoon.
“I think we played, overall, really well,”
midfi elder Megan Wasiak said. “The top
four teams were playing each other so
we knew wanted to go out and win and
to show the other teams that we could
win.”
At 6:06, midfi elder Brenda Salazar
assists defender Megan Dunnigan’s
header for the early 1-0 lead.
Coach Wally Crittenden was more
than satisfi ed with the tenacity of his
ladies.
“This is the standard of expectation
of two athletic and physical teams at
the top of the conference,” Crittenden
said. “We were tied for fi rst coming
into this game, so from an attitude
standpoint, we had a great execution.
From a tactical standpoint, we did a
better job as the game went on. We
were disciplined in our schemes. And in
the last 16:00 minutes of the game, we
totally imposed our will on them.”
At 56:25, Wasiak tallied her second
goal of the aging season to jump even
further ahead 2-0. She was later awarded
player of the game from Crittenden.
“Everybody had good moments
today,” Crittenden said. “They should
all feel proud of the way they played.
But Wasi [Wasiak], no doubt, when she
came in, she slowed things down and
controlled the tempo, connected [to
her teammates], kept possession and
scored a fantastic technical goal. She
had great composure.”
Midfi elder Rachel Owens left the game
with 7:45 remaining in the game after
a hard tackle. The game stopped for
about a minute as the SFA training staff
evaluated her before she left the fi eld
with assistance from the staff. Owens
was up and active on the sideline and
was later cleared with nothing to report
injury wise.
Raymond was proud of the Ladyjacks’
efforts despite her disappointment in
her own play.
“There are things we work on
in practice to break teams down,”
Raymond said. “I feel like when we do
that, that’s when we score most of our
points. We were tied with this team
for fi rst place coming in to this game.
It’s frustrating to not achieve what I
personally wanted to do, but we got the
team win and that’s the most important
thing. This team played well today.”
The next match is 3 p.m., Friday,
Oct. 18, in Hammond, La., against
Southeastern Louisiana.
Ladyjack Soccer team rolls to sixth straight W
SFA defeats ACU 2-0, remains tied for first place in Southland
Jacks drop SLC Opener 56-14
Photo by Grant Korbel/ The Pine Log
Running back Gus Johnson rusehd for 106 yards and one touchdown Saturday night against SELU.
Photo by Alyx McLuskie/ The Pine Log
Forward Chelsea Raymond attempts to drive the ball past the
ACU goalie.
SFA football falls to 2-4 on the season after offense fails to get going
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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The deceptively light door of
the rock structure swings
open as if to say, “Come on
in,” and the soft “ding dong” of the
doorbell sings, luring superstitious
students inside its musky, cool air.
Inside, the Old Stone Fort is neatly
designed, with encased artifacts
lining its walls. A narrow hallway
leads to a book-filled office nestled
in the corner of the building.
Carolyn Spears, the museum’s
curator, sits eager to pounce on the
subject of killing the myth.
The Old Stone Fort, erected on
SFA’s campus in 1936, has long
been the brunt of a childlike fable.
Legend has it that if a student
enters the historical building before
he or she graduates, the student is
subject to a curse preventing said
student from ever graduating.
Spears, along with SFA’s
Traditions Council, have made
several attempts at encouraging
students to tour the building.
“It’s not that if you come in you
won’t graduate. It’s if you don’t
come in, you aren’t smart enough
to graduate,” Spears said with a
facetious grin.
Recalling her years as a student
at SFA, Spears said she didn’t hear
suspicions about entering the
museum until the early 1980s.
“When I was in school, people
came here to study. Let’s blame the
‘ww,” Spears said.
Spears, who entered the historical
building long before she graduated,
is a testament to the fact that the
legend does not support itself,
and it shows that the myth is only
preventing students from learning
and being a part of history.
“If there was a story about a
student who fell down the stairs
and never graduated, it might be
more fun to say, but there’s not,”
Spears said.
Julissa Lopez, a senior majoring
in organizational communications
who works in the museum, seemed
to be at ease inside the supposedly
cursed museum. She wore a white
glove while examining a diary, a
new artifact being displayed in the
museum.
“We get to document it all before
we archive it,” Lopez said. “It’s a
little entertaining to see an adult
who believes in the myth.”
Lopez said that the myth has
gotten ridiculous and added,
“The delivery guy at Jimmy Johns
wouldn’t even step on the property.
We had to meet him at his car.”
Lopez explained that students
wait until they have graduated to
go in the museum causing major
overcrowding problems during
graduation.
Spears, who has actively made
attempts at getting students
involved with the museum, recalled
overhearing guides warning groups
of freshmen of the danger that lurks
on the premises.
“I’ve heard them say, ‘I wouldn’t
go in there,’” Spears said.
Spears recalled one of her many
attempts at bringing in students.
Her story started with one of these
guided tours. Spears explained
that the guide predictably started
telling students of the myth as
they walked by the Old Stone Fort.
Spears decided to go outside to try
to persuade the students that they
should come in. She explained that
not only would they graduate, but
they would learn a piece of history
that is unique to SFA. Spears said
that one of the moms was even
convinced that the curse was real
and wouldn’t allow her student
child to enter.
With warnings of ill-fated
graduations acting as an
introduction to SFA’s campus and
parents who reinforce hindrance,
Spears feels like the way to
extinguish the myth is to start with
the students.
Upon exiting the museum, it
is evident that students avoid it
like the plague. Bypassing even
the lawn in front of the building,
students avert their eyes from the
historical construction. Senior
Carmen Stanley is one example
of those who believe in the myth
as she will not enter the Old Stone
Fort.
“No, it is bad luck,” Stanely said.
So, what will the future hold
for this myth? Will the Old Stone
Fort continue to be falsely held
accountable for students failed
attempts at graduating? Probably,
but the students who prove the
curse to be a falsehood, the ones
who enter and still graduate, will
smile fondly as they walk across the
stage knowing that a myth, much
like life, is what one makes it.
pinelog@thepinelog.com
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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Homecoming: it’s not just a
football game, it’s a whole week
of events bringing the campus
community together. Though some
students and organizations compete in
Homecoming events, individual students
have numerous opportunities to get
involved in the week’s activities, too.
Community members and alumni
are even encouraged to come out to the
bonfire pep rally, at 8 p.m. Friday at
the Intramural Fields. Start Saturday at
the downtown parade at 10 a.m. Watch
the student organizations, community
members and the Homecoming court
parade down Main Street.
Don’t forget to support the Lumberjacks
as they take on Nicholls State in the
Homecoming game 3 p.m. Saturdayat
Home Bryce Stadium.
spirit
Lumberjack
ignited
Students wait their turn to place votes for Duke and Dutchess of their class as well as
King and Queen of the senior class outside the BPSC. Voting is open from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. and ends Thursday.
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‘Org boards’ by campus organizations line the walkway next to the Chemistry Building. The boards are
decorated with ‘90s themed cartoon characters and slogans.
Coed service fraternity, APO uses teamwork to build the bonfire that will be lit Friday following the Torchlight
Parade. The Torchlight Parade begins at 8:30 p.m. at Surfin’ Steve and leads to the bonfire pep rally.

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CMYK Volume 95 Issue 7 Next Publication: Wednesday, October 23, 2013. Look for your copy every Wednesday morning in a newspaper rack near you. Twitter: @ThePineLog Instagram: @SFAPineLog Facebook: The Pine Log Vine: PineLog YouTube: http://www.youtube. com/user/TheSFAPineLog the The Independent Voice of Stephen F. Austin State University PINE LOG Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Homecoming week brings back the ‘90s Get lost in the ‘90s this week as SFA celebrates its 90th Homecoming with games, competitions, fundraisers and more. Feel free to cruse down memory lane where Pokemon, Game Boys, Backstreet Boys and Powerpuff Girls reign. Here’s a list of this week’s events you won’t want to miss. Saturday, Oct . 19 8 a.m. — 4th Annual Homecoming 5K Fun Run — Schlief Tennis Complex 10 a.m. — Downtown Homecoming Parade — Downtown Nacogdoches 11 a.m. — Lumberjack Day with the Sylvans — SFA Tailgate 11:30 a.m. — Alumni Corner Tailgate — Alumni Corner 3 p.m. — SFA Lumberjacks vs. Nicholls Colonels — Homer Bryce Stadium Wednesday, Oct . 16 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. — Ballot Voting/Homecoming Headquarters — BPSC Outdoor Plaza 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.. — SAA Novelty — BPSC Outdoor Plaza 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. — SAA Burn Shirts Exchange — BPSC Outdoor Plaza 5 p.m. — ODK Trivia Bowl — Liberal Arts North, Room 102 Friday, Oct. 18 10:30 a.m. — SFA Alumni Homecoming Golf Tournament — Pineywoods Country Club 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. — SAA Burn Shirts Exchange — BPSC Outdoor Plaza 2 p.m. — SFA Alumni Homecoming Frisbee Golf Tournament — Pecan Park 5 p.m. — The BIG Event Caned Food Drive Final Counts — BPSC Involvement Center 8:30 p.m. — Torchlight Parade — Surfin’ Steve 9 p.m. — Bonfire Pep Rally and Firework Show — SFA Intramural Fields 9:30 p.m. — LIVE concert Thursday, Oct . 17 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. — Ballot Voting/ Homecoming Headquarters — BPSC Outdoor Plaza 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. — SAA Burn Shirts Exchange — BPSC Outdoor Plaza 3 p.m. — Office Decorating Competition Judging — SFA Campus 3 p.m. — All-Greek Flag Football Tournament — Campus Rec 5 p.m. — Live United Cardboard Challenge — BPSC Outdoor Plaza 5 p.m. — Residence Hall Association Banner Judging — SFA Residence Halls Gotta thenostalgia catch Photos and page design by Kasi Dickerson/ The Pine Log CMYK 2page Wednesday, October 16, 2 013 the PINELOG You Don’t Have To Do It Alone! • Parenting Classes • Prenatal Referrals • Limited Obstetrical Ultrasounds • Adoption Referrals www.heartbeat-of-nacogdoches.org 936-569-6288 621 Russell Blvd Nacogdoches, TX 75965 Fax 936-560-3864 M-TH: 9:00am-5pm F: 9:00am-12pm Free, confidential consultation for options you can live with including: By Belen Casillas Feature Editor Dressed with a smile and looking her best, Clair Cook, 21, SFA alumna, was embraced and greeted by a young crowd with blooming flowers and warm hugs during the 2012 Homecoming royal crowning. Never in her wildest dreams did Cook explore the idea of running for the royal crown. Since winning the crown, Cook is now a hospitality administrator living on the sandy shores of Galveston, and the dazzling tiara is now displayed in a glass case in her living room. “I would not change it for anything in the world,” Cook said. “I met some of the greatest people. Being crowned was a huge surprise and just a big honor overall, because it means the people you go to school with actually like you and want to vote for you.” The SFA royal family grows each year with a new queen and king. According to Taylor Grimes, junior marketing specialist for Traditions Council, earning the title takes effort, time and the support from peers, classmates and organizations. “People vote based off what they see and notice,” Grimes said. “Have a good attitude. Be really fun, outgoing and energetic because that’s how people will remember you, and be yourself!” The position of king and queen of Homecoming court is open to graduate students and seniors only and is very competitive to win. Currently, nine males are running for the axe and 11 females are going for the crown. The pathway to royalty begins by submitting an application, attending mandatory meetings and participating in weekly student activities. “The whole process is really fun. You really pump yourself that week with going to different events and talking to organizations and why people should vote for you, which was really out of my element because I don’t like to talk about myself that much,” Cook said. Weary about not being well known by enough students, Cook teamed up with Carl Hayes and swept the voters off their feet with pizza, inspiring posters and other activities to set them apart from the other candidates. “I see [the candidates] a lot of the time on campus and on Facebook. Most of them always seem to have a smile on their face,” Leila Morelos, junior journalism major, said. “That’s something I really like, that they always seem positive and happy to be doing whatever they are doing.” For those who seek the crown this year, according to Grimes, a good tip is to run for their class duke and duchesses by making “memorable impressions.” The essential qualifications for king and queen candidates are that they must be in good standing with the university, have at least a 2.0 GPA and must be a senior or graduate student. In past years the candidate was required to be a member of an organization or club, however that requirement was recently ruled out because it was unfair for those who choose to focus on their studies. “One of the cool things that we have been doing for Homecoming in the last couple of years, is that we are not asking [candidates] to be in an organization,” Grimes said. “It’s really exciting because it’s open for more students to get involved.” The voting deadline closes at 3 p.m. Thursday, and the Homecoming court will be revealed later that day at 7 p.m. For those who are not familiar with the candidates this year, “look up the people, see what they are about, what they do and what they have done for SFA or Nacogdoches,” Morelos advised. The Homecoming court is announced during the Homecoming bonfire, the downtown parade and during the football game halftime. “I was just nervous to know what the outcome was, but I knew it was a great week no matter what,” Cook said. “I appreciated everyone who voted for me. It’s kind of cool to look back on.” By, Jessica Gilligan Managing Editor Kevin Fowler is playing at the Homecoming bonfire pep rally Friday night at the Intramural Fields. His show will kick off at 9:30 p.m. Fowler and his band have been part of the Texas Country Music scene for over a decade. Fowler attended West Texas A&M where he studied business until he decided to focus on music. He then moved to L.A. to study at the Guitar Institute of Technology. “I chose music as much as it chose me,” Fowler said. His mom enrolled him in piano lessons as a kid; he was a self-admit-ted band geek in high school, and then played in various cover bands through college. While Fowler is happy with his music career, he’s also happy he had a college background in business. “Now it comes in handy to know a little about business. I have 10 full-time employees, and this is a busi-ness,” Fowler said. Fowler’s first concert was Alabama at a fair in Amarillo where he grew up. “We didn’t have tickets, but we snuck in to see the show.” Texas holds claims on artists George Jones, Willie Nelson, George Strait and the like. Fowler pointed out Texas County has been around for decades, but, “it’s really taken off in 10 years. Texas is weird; we want our own brands of beer, trucks, and music.” He realizes the Internet has been the key to growth, “I don’t think there would be a rise in the Texas Music Industry without the internet.” Fowler focuses on his live perfor-mances. He’s known for partying with the crowd while getting them pumped up and singing along. When asked how he finds the energy to put on lively performances night after night, he said “sometimes you gotta just dig deep and find it. I don’t think all artists enjoy the live part of it but that’s why I got into the business.” When asked to comment on George Strait’s performance style—sit there, sing hits, and strum guitar—Fowler points out they’re on opposite ends of the performance spectrum. “He has his own thing that he does. He’s George Damn Strait, it reflects his personality.” Kevin Fowler Outdoors is his web-site for his fans to share hunting and fishing photos. Fans would bring pho-tos to the shows and they all started piling up in the tour bus and thus the website was born. “Our fans hear that I’m really into huntin’ and fishin’; I love me some huntin’ fishin’.” Fowler’s new album is set to release Nov. 12, 2013. As said on his website, this album brings him back full circle, “back to how we used to record.” He collaborated with several other Texas Country artists. “That was kind of the goal for this record. We just kind of went back to the well--we wrote most of it at my ranch. I just started invit-ing my buddies over.” According to his website this is, “Fowler’s seventh studio album and his first for Kevin Fowler Records in a joint venture with Nashville’s Thirty Tigers.” His drummer produced the album. When asked about his best ac-complishment and what he hopes to still accomplish, Fowler’s answers revolved around country legends. “I never thought I would do a duo with George Jones but I was able to before he passed away. I would love to do a duo with Merle. I think the goal for me is to be able to play music for a living for as long as possible so I don’t have to get a real job.” Before the interview, Fowler didn’t know what the SFA bonfire pep rally is all about. Now he knows how big it is, what a good time it will be and how unique of a performance oppor-tunity it is. All he could say was, “this is going to be a party.” He has “many, many memories [in Nacogdoches]. We’ve been playing there forever. I remember the first time. There were only five people standing there who didn’t even know a band was supposed to play that night.” Fowler’s advice to college students? “Oh lordy, don’t be a musician. Play hard and have fun because after col-lege life is tough and full of responsi-bilities.” Students, faculty and staff, alum-ni, and community members will all have a chance to experience Fowler perform firsthand for free Friday at the SFA bonfire pep rally. jgilligan@thepinelog.com Kevin Fowler to spark the night Free bonfire entertainment will continue festivities Alyx McLuskie/ The Pine Log The Nacogdoches County Exposition and Civic Center hosted the annual Piney Woods Fair Oct. 9 -13. Several booths and activities were showcased. Underneath the & theGlitz G lam Jennifer Rogers/ The Pine Log Accepting the royal position Carl Hayes and Clair Cook were presented as king and queen during halftime game at Homecoming 2012. Continuing the royal tradition Hayes received the honorary axe and Cook a dazzling tiara. For the full story by Dalton LaFerney visit www.thepinelog.com. Former queen passes on title with grace, tips CMYK Wednesday, October 16, 2013 p3age the PINELOG OPEN MEETING NOTICE Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents Meeting Nacogdoches, Texas 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 (Committee Meetings) 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21 (Board Meeting) Austin Building, Room 307 Complete agenda available at: www.sfasu.edu/regents/agendas.asp By Sara Zavorka Contributing Writer SFA will kickoff the 90th Homecoming game at 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19. Two quarters in, the halftime show will begin with the Homecoming court and the Lumberjack Marching Band. The LMB, however, will be representing SFA in its new uniforms for the fi rst time to the public. The current uniforms have been used for eight seasons. Through much work and support of the marching band by the Board of Regents and (SFA president) Dr. Baker Pattillo, the concept for new uniforms was offi cially approved. The process consisted of Public Affairs working to assure all branding issues, logos and colors were “offi cial.” Dr. David Campo, associate director of bands, designed the idea in conjunction with Fruhauf Uniforms. The offi cial SFA logo has been added to the shako (hat) and front of the jacket, completing the look. “They have very clean lines on the jacket. The band is going to look really sharp in them,” says Dr. Tamey Anglley, assistant director of bands. Anglley said positive feedback has been received overall from current and former students, as well as anyone who has seen the new design. The uniforms will arrive early this week, and the LMB is “going to work overtime to get them issued so that we can debut them,” Campo said. The long process will be worth it. “We’re very excited to represent SFA with these new uniforms at Homecoming,” Campo said. Band to unveil new uniforms By Kasi Dickerson Editor-in-Chief Studying for midterms doesn’t even require this much work! Last week, Alpha Phi Omega members began working around the clock to assemble more than 2,000 wooden pallets in the Intramural fields in preparation for the 2013 Homecoming Bonfire. “Its a great process because you really come together when building it,” APO President, Crystal Burton said. “It makes it so much more fun knowing that our hard work paid off so we can benefit back to our university.” Ditching the 9-to-5 work shift, APO members have worked on the bonfire from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for seven days. They have even traded the comfort of their homes to sleep in their cars by the bonfire to keep a watchful eye on their masterpiece. This is not only a tradition, but a safety precaution. In the past, there have been reports of people trying APO constructs bonfire structure as service, tradition APO members get into the Homecoming spirit singing ‘90s hits while piecing together more than 2,000 pallets for Friday’s bonfire. Jennifer Rogers/The Pine Log to sabotage or light the fire prior to Friday night. “The safety officer said (there have) been a few times where people try to come sabotage the bonfire,” Burton said. “I remember in fall 2010, when I was becoming a member, some people came in black hoodies. I don’t know what they were going to do, but it was scary. What if we wouldn’t have been there? What would have happened?” APO works in conjunction with the safety department and physical plant to build the bonfire, according to Lacey Claver, assistant director of student engagement programs. Last Thursday, APO members, the safety department and the physical plant set the 17-foot pole in the ground as the bonfire’s centerpiece. As of Monday Burton said the bonfire structure stretches 25 feet wide. Burton explained how sponsors around Nacogdoches and Lufkin donate the pallets as well as other companies. Local citizens also supply pallets. Burton says building the bonfire brings current and former APO members together . On top of the 17-foot pole and amid all the pallets, sits a painted outhouse. “Our outhouse looks very lovely,” Burton said. “It is the big painting on top of the bonfire which symbolizes each of our families represented in APO as well as SFA spirit on the front.” New APO members make the outhouse along with some active members. APO is divided into three families or small sections which are each represented on the outhouse sides. “You get a sense that all these people who graduated from SFA and are proud Lumberjacks just like myself get to come back and see that we are still keeping this tradition going,” Burton said. APO members will light the bonfire Friday following the torchlight parade which begins at 8:30 p.m. at Surfin’ Steve. other universities from our campus,” Claver said. “It is truly believed from students that we need to have only SFA shirts on campus. You’re a Lumberjack own it, believe in it, bleed purple.” SAA only burns about six of the collected shirts, mainly those that represent our biggest rivals such as Sam Houston State University. The rest of the collected shirts are donated to surrounding areas. SAA has a booth set out in front of the Baker Pattillo Student Center and will be there this week from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. As the bonfire begins crackling, the Lumberjack Marching Band will play the fight song. Spirit teams will also perform during the night and head football coach J.C. Harper will come out and talk with the football team. Dr. Pattillo will also address the crowd. The night will end with a bang as purple and white fireworks light up the sky and Kevin Fowler performs. SAA provides the entertainment for Friday night and Traditions Council is in charge of Homecoming. “The bonfire is the one symbol… it’s the moment where former Lumberjacks and current Lumberjacks come together, and that’s the one thing they really get a chance to share. That’s the moment of Homecoming,” Claver said. “Everything else may change for Homecoming from year to year, but that’s the one tradition that stays.” “This is a way for the Homecoming court to lead a group of students down Raguet street, Starr street and to the Intramural fields,” Claver said. “The King and Queen will tote the torch. We pick up the Spirit Teams and the Lumberjack Marching Band along the way. That is how we kick off the bonfire pep rally.” Another tradition mixed in with the bonfire is the burning of other university shirts. The Student Activities Associat ion oversees this event. Students are encouraged to exchange their other university shirts in for a SFA Homecoming shirt. SAA will not take money for the Homecoming shirts. “It is one step closer for us from moving those CMYK ENTERTAINMENT 4p age the PINELOG WWW.UBSKI.COM 1-800-SKI-WILD • 1-800-754-9453 Breckenridge • Vail • Beaver Creek Keystone • Arapahoe Basin COLLEGE SKI & BOARD WEEK breckenridge 20 Mountains. 5 Resorts. 1 Price. plus t/s FROM ONLY the “Goat” did Who knew that eating healthy could taste so good? 10% Off Now Open at 11am any smoothie or yogurt 1220 North St., (936) 205-5940 SFA’s Only Alumni Owned Bookstore! 2301 North Street • 315 East College Street www.jackbackers.com Fleece Hoods & Pants at Low, Low Prices By Evie Sweeten Contributing Writer Before the Xbox, smartphones and iPods, Kevin McCallister had a Talkboy, and every home owned a library of floppy disks and the best phones flipped open. SFA’s 90th anniversary came this fall and with the throwback Homecoming theme, “This Is How We Do It,” it’s time to take a moment to reflect on all the best technology the ‘90s had to offer. Despite the intensity of playing “Call of Duty” in the dark with a flat screen televi-sion, for a while the most intense game available included saving a princess and epic battles. Released in 1996 for America, Nintendo 64 featured Super Mario 64 and PilotWings 64 for launch games. The ‘90s also saw the production of Playstations and Sega Saturn. Red and Blue versions of the Pokémon came out in 1998 for Nintendo Gameboys. Nintendo even came out with Gameboy Color in that same year. The new edition allowed players to have games in full color instead of grayscale. “It started out with a purple Gameboy color and Pokémon pinball,” Brittini Crowhurt said. “The game actually took a battery because it would vibrate when you hit certain Pokémon. I then got the Gameboy advanced with a magnify-ing/ light up attachment. Next, I got the Gameboy SP, where I beat Super Mario World. Next was the DS. Now I have the 3DS and I am in love.” Alongside Gameboys, Tamagotchis also came into play in 1996 as handheld toys. With Tamagotchis, users had to feed and exercise their pets to make friends and stay fit. Even if the pet died, a new egg could always hatch, allowing for users to have a second try. “I used to play with that [Tamagotchi] 24/7,” Sydney Holt said. “It was attached to my keychain with my house key.” Before 4G and endless apps that have consumers obsessed with handheld devic-es, buyers had Sony Walkmans, flip phones and pagers. Sony made the cassette playing Walkman as one of the first of its kind and proved extremely popular. Later, Sony also made devices that al-lowed for portable CD playing too. Pagers, also called beepers, had actually been around for years but hit a peak of popularity in the ‘80s and ‘90s. The devices let people communicate by sending an alert that the owner needed to call some-one or that they had a voicemail waiting. Since the devices were mostly one-way communication, the beepers were phased out almost entirely once cell phones be-came cheaper. In 1992, Motorola managed to make the first handheld cell phone, but in 1996 it debuted the StarTAC which was the first ever flip phone. After reflecting on past technology, look to Homecoming week for even bigger ex-citement. esweeten@thepinelog.com ‘90s tech: from the Nintendo 64 to the CD player By Robbie Key Entertainment Editor As a baby righteously born in the ‘90s, specifically in April 1992, something I often notice with our generation is how we love to brag on the 90th decade of the 20th century and how it undoubtedly trumps all other eras. Just go to Google and search “90s.” There are tons of websites that simply honor the decade with wave after wave of nostalgic aromas. As a 90s baby, I’m hard-pressed to dis-agree with anyone that it was not a fantastic time to grow up in. I think much of this has to do with what used to come on our old CRT televisions “back in the day.” Whether you’re in your 50s or you claim yourself as a ‘90s baby, despite being born on Dec. 31, 1999, at 11:59 p.m., there were bountiful and memorable television shows people of all ages could enjoy in one way or another. These TV shows are just a taste of what we were treated to from the genesis minutes of 1990 to the final steps into the new millennium. Dragon Ball Z It’s understandable if your excitement levels went “over 9000” just thinking about “Dragon Ball Z,” or DBZ. Originally appear-ing on Toonami block on Cartoon Network, DBZ follows the tale of Goku, a human-like alien who comes from a powerful Saiyans race. Throughout the show, Goku and friends progressively fight powerful beings whose ultimate goals are either to be the strongest in the universe or blow up Earth. Kids who religiously followed DBZ remem-ber the show for its characters taking doz-ens of episodes to power-up, which eventu-ally lead to epic, planet-destroying battles. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Hopefully this show needs no intro-duction since the theme song literally has rapper and actor Will Smith telling you what the show is about. The concept of bringing a slang-talking teenager from west Philadelphia, where he was “born and raised,” to the wealthy estates of Bel-Air, Calif., sounds funny on paper, but makes a hysterical transition to the television screen. Whether it was Will constantly hit-ting on “the honeys,” Carlton doing his iconic Carlton Dance while listening to Tom Jones, Hilary’s clueless and conceited com-ments or fat jokes at the expense of Uncle Phil, there was always something downright hilarious happening on the show. ABC Family still airs re-runs of Fresh Prince for two hours every night from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. for anyone wanting to scratch that nos-talgic itch. Bill Nye, the Science Guy Before Walter White/Heisenberg of “Breaking Bad” made science cool even for those holding little to no in-terest in science, the children of the ‘90s held an interest in the subject through the wacky, but educational, comedic scientist known as “Bill Nye, the Science Guy.” From 1993 to 1998, Bill Nye made children eager to learn when elementary school teachers across the nation announced to their class they would be watching an epi-sode or two of “Bill Nye, the Science Guy.” Bill Nye covered everything from basic physics to geology to biol-ogy and a wealth of other scientific categories by blending fun facts and comedic elements. Boy Meets World The show may be called “Boy Meets World,” but I could not think of many other TV shows that are as effective displaying the trials and tribulations of growing up as a teenager whether you’re a boy or a girl. In “Boy Meets World,” Cory Matthews under-goes many adolescent adventures transi-tioning from a tween to a married college student by the end of the series. It covers a range of topics from maturing to mak-ing the right choices under peer pressure to what friendship truly means and more. For those who haven’t heard, the series is getting a sequel titled “Girl Meets World,” which follows Cory and Topanga’s daughter, Riley Matthews. It takes place 10 years after the final episode of “Boy Meets World.” Dexter’s Laboratory Cartoon Network was a staple to many ‘90s kids television sets; one of these icons is “Dexter’s Laboratory.” As the title sounds, Dexter’s Lab is about a boy genius named Dexter who builds his own secret lab in his room to conduct all sorts of seemingly impossible experiments. However, Dexter’s blonde, dim-witted sister (who oftentimes ends up outsmarting him) named Dee Dee always ends up causing more chaos for him. Dexter must also prevent his parents from finding out his secret. So many zany things in Dexter’s Lab happen, whether it’s inside his lab or not, that it’s impossible to compact all of it into one short para-graph, but the show is still hilarious today. Fortunately, Netflix has a few seasons of the show if you’re in the mood to take a trip down Nostalgia Lane. Powerpuff Girls I have a theory: even though “Powerpuff Girls” is a show featuring three young her-oines fighting crime – Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup – every guy around my age secretly watched the show, but didn’t tell anyone out of fear of being a called out as a girly girl amongst their elementary aged peers. It’s quite understandable though, as “Powerpuff Girls” is packed with action and hilarity, especially when it comes to their memorable green monkey nemesis, Mojo Jojo. Oh, and here is a fun fact for you: the same people who created “Dexter’s Laboratory” also made “Powerpuff Girls.” “Powerpuff Girls” is available on Netflix with dozens of episodes as well. rkey@thepinelog.com TV shows ‘born and raised’ in the ‘90s Photo by Robbie Key Photo illustration by Jennifer Rogers/ The Pine Log Wednesday, October 16, 2013 It’s a nostalgic blast from the technological past CMYK OPINIONS Wednesday, October 16, 2013 p5age the PINELOG EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KASI DICKERSON MANAGING EDITOR JESSICA GILLIGAN OPINION EDITOR JOHN CLEVELAND SPORTS EDITOR JORDAN MOSS ADVERTISING MANAGER BETSY FOREMAN SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER ATALIE WALDING PHOTO EDITOR JENNIFER ROGERS ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR ROBBIE KEY COPY EDITOR EMILY JENSEN FEATURES EDITOR BELEN CASILLAS WEB MASTER MARTYN PAPE Fall 2013 Editorial Board Opinions Policy ✓ Write a letter to Grinding the Ax. Follow the guidelines on the left. 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One thing that makes video games such an amazing en-tertainment medium (actually, there are approximately 20 million things) is how diverse they are. Whether it’s the latest 99-cent video game craze from the iTunes app store or the most complicated of strategy games on the computer, I believe, at a bare minimum, there is at least one video game which everyone can enjoy to some degree. There are those out there who enjoy playing the more casual and laid back games such as “Super Mario Bros.” or “Just Dance,” but at the same time, wish to expand their horizons in the vast fields of gaming because it’s some-thing they have found enjoyable. It’s understandably an overwhelming transition because of the sheer number of games out there. Fortunately for you, the gaming gods have placed me here to give you a jump-start if you’re one of those people. I have personally played all of these games my-self and can tell you they are all more complex than the average laid back games, but not to a degree where you’ll wet your pixilated pants. • Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix (PS3) Disney. I already got your attention just by uttering that name, didn’t I? “Kingdom Hearts” tells the story of a boy named Sora who is granted the ability to wield the Keyblade, a key-shaped sword with the power to fight dark creatures known as the Heartless from invading various worlds. What does Disney have to do with this you may ask? The series has you travelling to various Disney universes such as “Aladdin,” “Lion King” and even “Pirates of the Caribbean” just to name a select few. There are actually several games in the series across various video games systems, but the best game to buy at this moment is the “Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix” for the PlayStation 3. It contains the first two games and another game reformatted as a movie with enhanced vi-suals for $40. Did I forget to mention you fight alongside Donald and Goofy with the options to switch them out with other Disney characters depending on the world you’re in? • Portal Those who have played this game can tell you why they no longer trust cake. “Portal” is a puzzle viewed from the first-person perspective. You play as a character named Chell who must go through a series of excruciating scien-tific experiments conducted by a robot named GLaDOS. To survive the terrifying tests in Aperture Laboratories and GLaDOS’ distractingly hilarious side commentary, you must use your mind, and of course, the Portal Gun; a device which allows you to create, well, portals. The game presents some challenging, yet incredibly rewarding puz-zles once you solve them. Both games, “Portal” and “Portal 2,” can be downloaded at http://store.steampowered.com for $9.99 and $19.99 respectively. Downloading both games is for the good of science. • Skyrim I am issuing a warning to all college students because I know how busy you all are. Once you start playing “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,” it is nearly impossible to stop. Yes, “Skyrim” has a story, but you’ll likely forget all about it once you immerse yourself in the land of Skyrim and dis-cover the astounding number of quests to complete. Unlike “Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion,” “Skyrim” is easier to dive into because you can be whatever you want to be and play how you want to play. Want to be a wizard and blow stuff up with giant fireballs? Do you prefer to charge head-on into battle with the heaviest armor and biggest sword? Are things better when you utilize stealth? Heck, do you want all three of those things? “Skyrim” allows you to be those kinds of players, and with all of the extra content packed in the “Skyrim: Legendary Edition,” you won’t have much of a reason to wake up for your 8 a.m. class. Disclaimer: We want you to go to your 8 a.m. class. • Any 3D Zelda game If there’s at least one video game you’ve heard of on this list, it’s “The Legend of Zelda,” and for good reasons, too. Each game’s typical plot is the same old save-the-princess story, yes, but the new innovations made within each “Zelda” title are what make the games such a joy to play. Whether it’s solving the next difficult puzzle, discover-ing a new item to use or exploring the game’s large lands, every person should experience a 3D “Zelda” at least once in their life. My recommendation would be “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time,” which originally debuted on the Nintendo 64, and has had several re-releases since then, most notably the remake for Nintendo’s portable console, the Nintendo 3DS. • Borderlands I’ll go ahead and admit I’m not much of a fan of “Call of Duty” anymore for different reasons (calm down 12-year-olds and frat boys), which could go in an entire column on its own, but if there’s one thing the series still g ets right, it’s how easy it is to immerse yourself in the game with its controls. Now, imagine the controls of “Call of Duty” combined with the ability to play with three other friends locally and online, tons of quests to complete for hours of entertainment, and, I’m not exaggerating, over 3.5 million weapons available in the game, and you’ve got a recipe for “Boderlands.” It’s also incredibly over the top with its cast of characters and comic-book art style. Robbie Key is a senior majoring in journalism. Robbie Key Entertainment Editor When we look back through our Facebook timelines, it won’t be the random nights at the bar that we remember fondly. Not that those nights aren’t great, they just aren’t easy to remember. Significant events, however, now those are gold for reminiscing. Who doesn’t remember high school prom? Graduation ceremonies? Decorating the Christmas tree? These are all traditions and, therefore, timeless. Participating in traditions connects our personal life story to the stories of all those who came before us. It makes us characters in an ongoing historical play. Being ‘too cool’ for SFA traditions will only lead to the story of your time here being forgotten. Forever. Get out there and participate in one of these awesome Homecoming traditions this weekend, or let the history of your existence, like your body, fade to dust. — • Downtown parade: 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, downtown. This is cool because it integrates both the campus and the community into the spirit of homecoming. There will also be fire trucks, a staple of any American parade. — • Torchlight parade: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, Surfin’ Steve Fire. Possibly man’s greatest invention, besides the lava lamp. On the night of the bonfire, the light of the torch will lead students to the massive blaze site. — • Bonfire: 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, SFA Intramural Fields When your children ask, “Momma, were you at the great SFA bonfire of 2013?”, you want to be able to look them in the eye and say, “Yes, child, I was there.” There will be music. There will be corn dogs. There will be huge flames. Go out there and make some memories. Living in today’s nanny-culture, who knows how long we will have bonfires. I bet we are one poorly constructed bonfire/tragic accident away from bonfire abolishment. Cherish it now. — • SFA vs. Nicholls: 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, Homer Bryce Stadium Even if you’re not a football fan, you owe it to the team to make an appearance at the Homecoming game. A lot of effort goes into scheduling a weaker opponent for the Homecoming game. The teams wants to get a win for us! Do them a solid and show your support with tasteful heckling of the opponent. Want to take the next step as a gamer? Five video games anyone can indulge in Treasure Traditions Homecoming memories can last forever Illustration by Rodney Keith Thomas Jr./ The Pine Log @TPLOpinions CMYK 6 SPORTS page the PINELOG By Jordan Moss Sports Editor The SFA Lumberjacks (3-3, 0-1 SLC) failed to slow down Southeastern Louisiana’s explosive offense Saturday night as they fell in the conference opener 56-14 at Strawberry Stadium. The Jacks’ offense was once again highlighted by junior running back Gus Johnson, who rushed for 106 yards on 21 carries and hauled in one reception for 16 yards. It marked the fi fth time this season that Johnson has rushed for 100-plus yards in a game. Freshman Joshua West contributed 62 yards on 11 carries. Senior quarterback Brady Attaway struggled throughout the night going 15- of-34 for 139 yards through the air with one touchdown and three interceptions. The lone touchdown pass was caught by junior wide receiver Braxton Bearden on a three-yard completion. It took the Lions fi ve plays over 1:49 to get on the board when quarterback Bryan Bennett broke a 53-yard touchdown run off for his seventh rushing touchdown of the season. The Lumberjacks’ opening drive lasted a mere 11 seconds before Attaway’s fi rst pick gave the ball back to SELU on the fi rst SFA play from scrimmage. The Lions took advantage of the turnover with a 4-yard rushing TD from Rasheed Harrell putting SELU up 14-0. Johnson scored on a 3-yard rush on the Jacks next drive with 6:30 left in the fi rst to cut the defi cit back down to seven. The Lions then rolled off 35 unanswered points before SFA was able to fi nd its way back into the end zone on the pass from Attaway to Bearden with 9:47 to play in the third. With the game all but over, the Lions added a late touchdown when Darius Guy broke a 20-yard run and headed into the end zone putting SELU up 56-14. SFA now sits 0-1 in conference play and will be looking to rebound with a win over Nicholls State in the Homecoming game at 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at Homer Bryce Stadium. By Dalton LaFerney Staff Writer The Ladyjack Soccer team (11-2-1) won its sixth straight victory and posted its 11th shutout of the season defeating visiting Abilene Christian 2-0, Sunday afternoon. “I think we played, overall, really well,” midfi elder Megan Wasiak said. “The top four teams were playing each other so we knew wanted to go out and win and to show the other teams that we could win.” At 6:06, midfi elder Brenda Salazar assists defender Megan Dunnigan’s header for the early 1-0 lead. Coach Wally Crittenden was more than satisfi ed with the tenacity of his ladies. “This is the standard of expectation of two athletic and physical teams at the top of the conference,” Crittenden said. “We were tied for fi rst coming into this game, so from an attitude standpoint, we had a great execution. From a tactical standpoint, we did a better job as the game went on. We were disciplined in our schemes. And in the last 16:00 minutes of the game, we totally imposed our will on them.” At 56:25, Wasiak tallied her second goal of the aging season to jump even further ahead 2-0. She was later awarded player of the game from Crittenden. “Everybody had good moments today,” Crittenden said. “They should all feel proud of the way they played. But Wasi [Wasiak], no doubt, when she came in, she slowed things down and controlled the tempo, connected [to her teammates], kept possession and scored a fantastic technical goal. She had great composure.” Midfi elder Rachel Owens left the game with 7:45 remaining in the game after a hard tackle. The game stopped for about a minute as the SFA training staff evaluated her before she left the fi eld with assistance from the staff. Owens was up and active on the sideline and was later cleared with nothing to report injury wise. Raymond was proud of the Ladyjacks’ efforts despite her disappointment in her own play. “There are things we work on in practice to break teams down,” Raymond said. “I feel like when we do that, that’s when we score most of our points. We were tied with this team for fi rst place coming in to this game. It’s frustrating to not achieve what I personally wanted to do, but we got the team win and that’s the most important thing. This team played well today.” The next match is 3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18, in Hammond, La., against Southeastern Louisiana. Ladyjack Soccer team rolls to sixth straight W SFA defeats ACU 2-0, remains tied for first place in Southland Jacks drop SLC Opener 56-14 Photo by Grant Korbel/ The Pine Log Running back Gus Johnson rusehd for 106 yards and one touchdown Saturday night against SELU. Photo by Alyx McLuskie/ The Pine Log Forward Chelsea Raymond attempts to drive the ball past the ACU goalie. SFA football falls to 2-4 on the season after offense fails to get going Wednesday, October 16, 2013 CMYK 7page the PineLog By Paige Reder Special to The Pine Log The deceptively light door of the rock structure swings open as if to say, “Come on in,” and the soft “ding dong” of the doorbell sings, luring superstitious students inside its musky, cool air. Inside, the Old Stone Fort is neatly designed, with encased artifacts lining its walls. A narrow hallway leads to a book-filled office nestled in the corner of the building. Carolyn Spears, the museum’s curator, sits eager to pounce on the subject of killing the myth. The Old Stone Fort, erected on SFA’s campus in 1936, has long been the brunt of a childlike fable. Legend has it that if a student enters the historical building before he or she graduates, the student is subject to a curse preventing said student from ever graduating. Spears, along with SFA’s Traditions Council, have made several attempts at encouraging students to tour the building. “It’s not that if you come in you won’t graduate. It’s if you don’t come in, you aren’t smart enough to graduate,” Spears said with a facetious grin. Recalling her years as a student at SFA, Spears said she didn’t hear suspicions about entering the museum until the early 1980s. “When I was in school, people came here to study. Let’s blame the ‘ww,” Spears said. Spears, who entered the historical building long before she graduated, is a testament to the fact that the legend does not support itself, and it shows that the myth is only preventing students from learning and being a part of history. “If there was a story about a student who fell down the stairs and never graduated, it might be more fun to say, but there’s not,” Spears said. Julissa Lopez, a senior majoring in organizational communications who works in the museum, seemed to be at ease inside the supposedly cursed museum. She wore a white glove while examining a diary, a new artifact being displayed in the museum. “We get to document it all before we archive it,” Lopez said. “It’s a little entertaining to see an adult who believes in the myth.” Lopez said that the myth has gotten ridiculous and added, “The delivery guy at Jimmy Johns wouldn’t even step on the property. We had to meet him at his car.” Lopez explained that students wait until they have graduated to go in the museum causing major overcrowding problems during graduation. Spears, who has actively made attempts at getting students involved with the museum, recalled overhearing guides warning groups of freshmen of the danger that lurks on the premises. “I’ve heard them say, ‘I wouldn’t go in there,’” Spears said. Spears recalled one of her many attempts at bringing in students. Her story started with one of these guided tours. Spears explained that the guide predictably started telling students of the myth as they walked by the Old Stone Fort. Spears decided to go outside to try to persuade the students that they should come in. She explained that not only would they graduate, but they would learn a piece of history that is unique to SFA. Spears said that one of the moms was even convinced that the curse was real and wouldn’t allow her student child to enter. With warnings of ill-fated graduations acting as an introduction to SFA’s campus and parents who reinforce hindrance, Spears feels like the way to extinguish the myth is to start with the students. Upon exiting the museum, it is evident that students avoid it like the plague. Bypassing even the lawn in front of the building, students avert their eyes from the historical construction. Senior Carmen Stanley is one example of those who believe in the myth as she will not enter the Old Stone Fort. “No, it is bad luck,” Stanely said. So, what will the future hold for this myth? Will the Old Stone Fort continue to be falsely held accountable for students failed attempts at graduating? Probably, but the students who prove the curse to be a falsehood, the ones who enter and still graduate, will smile fondly as they walk across the stage knowing that a myth, much like life, is what one makes it. pinelog@thepinelog.com Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Extinguishing aMyth Graduations debunk superstition associated with structure Jennifer Rogers/The Pine Log CMYK Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8 PIthNe ELOG page Switch to a new checking account that gives you more financial control . . . plus a nice bonus! • Unlimited check writing and check card use • No monthly service fee • No minimum balance to maintain • FREE online Banking with Bill Pay • FREE eStatements • FREE telephone banking • FREE wallet-style checks, limited styles • FREE Mobile App** • FREE Visa CheckCard with rewards • FREE transactions at all Texas Bank ATMs If you’re looking for a good value, you’ve come to the right place. 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Though some students and organizations compete in Homecoming events, individual students have numerous opportunities to get involved in the week’s activities, too. Community members and alumni are even encouraged to come out to the bonfire pep rally, at 8 p.m. Friday at the Intramural Fields. Start Saturday at the downtown parade at 10 a.m. Watch the student organizations, community members and the Homecoming court parade down Main Street. Don’t forget to support the Lumberjacks as they take on Nicholls State in the Homecoming game 3 p.m. Saturdayat Home Bryce Stadium. spirit Lumberjack ignited Students wait their turn to place votes for Duke and Dutchess of their class as well as King and Queen of the senior class outside the BPSC. Voting is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and ends Thursday. Jennifer Rogers/The Pine Log Jennifer Rogers/The Pine Log Jennifer Rogers/The Pine Log ‘Org boards’ by campus organizations line the walkway next to the Chemistry Building. The boards are decorated with ‘90s themed cartoon characters and slogans. Coed service fraternity, APO uses teamwork to build the bonfire that will be lit Friday following the Torchlight Parade. The Torchlight Parade begins at 8:30 p.m. at Surfin’ Steve and leads to the bonfire pep rally.